Hello all, I've been lurking here for a week or so. I came on board
because someone told me it was the place to go to sell my Zeus chainrings...
Also, I love bicycles, and am especially fond of those from the late 70s
and a few years either side of that. I feel that the quality of metal
got a little better after that so the care in workmanship went
down... foam metal and such took over. I did not have a car for
the first 10 years of my adult life. I rode my thumb and my bicycle
instead. I have a closet full of bicycle stuff, mostly from the late
70s, and need to let go of some of it. Most has been used, but is
still in good condition, some not so good, and a few extra-extra good.
But I'm not a well educated biker, so I have a few things I do not
know the date of, I only hope they fit the list... such as, I have a
cinelli stem I want to sell that has a stamp on it on the top that is an
oval that says cinelli curved across the inside top of the oval, and
Milano in slightly smaller letters around the inside of the bottom of
the oval, and a simple straight line across the middle. It has
recessed bolts, is alloy
, and the distance from the middle of the drop bolt to the middle of the
handle-bar hole is about 118mm. The distance from the top of the drop
bolt to it's bottom is 144mm, it has no "do not insert past here" mark,
and does have a few cosmetic scratches, but not many, a bunch of very
very tiny dings
, and a bit of a mark at the place it was most inserted to. Still got
a lot of it's satiny sheen... I could take pictures... But how to
tell what to sell for? I would not even sell it if I was not needing
money now, so, of course I want the highest bid! But, also because I
need the money, it would be better to sell low than not sell. So, I
think the policy of a single priced offering does not serve me
well... besides not really knowing what such an item is worth! I
suspect it is useful to someone here, but not really the highest prized
item around. So, I will call it $20. And I will wait a few days
and see if I get any response. I will see if anyone offers me more or
less than I'm asking, and _know that I am open to both on anything I
post for sale here_! If anyone wants to tell me about how to deal with
pricing here, or does not like what I'm expressing (or my way of
expressing) about it, please tell me!
thanks!
I also have several usable-great suntour new winner freewheel bodies to
move, and many cogs to go with them, including several of the 11 tooth
cogs that have never been ridden on, not even ever put on a bike, tho I
have screwed them onto a body. I have some 12 tooths also... I'm
going to go sort through them and post the cogs and bodies in a day or 3.
Now, the reason I got here... I have 4 Zeus chainwheels, a 52, a 53,
a 54, and a 56 tooth. I have a 177.5mm arm crank set, but I'm
probably keeping the arms. I just sold the 36 tooth ($40), and the 46
tooth ($20). The 56 tooth has no inner support ring, it was made
lighter than the other 3 which all have the inner ring. They all have
mild scratching on them, all used but usable (the 53 tooth is the least
used with almost no actual tooth wear). The original set I got was the
36-56, I got the 46-54 off a dead bike years ago, and the 52 and 53 from
a shop, the 53 was unused, but I've put a few miles on it now. Once
again, I'm selling because I need money... I'm saving the crank arms
because I love them and especially their length is perfect for me. I
found I can put a barest touch of a file to 118 rings and get them to
work on this set. I'm not into the need to have everything match and
be original, so here's some 119 BCD rings for sale, and I'll get 118s
and a file later when the paychecks come around again ;-)
So, how about $25 each for the 54 and the 56, and $30 each for the
(less worn) 52 and the 53? pictures available.
thanks for listening Tom Seaman In Portland, Oregon now,
probably in Seattle this week-end, then back to pdx and down to Santa
Cruz, ca. first of march...
oh, and my passion for bicycles and traveling has led me to making my
own version of a folding bicycle, you can see me riding my 6th
proto-type at http://www.kokopedli.com a production model (with
upgraded this and that) will be available in a few months, with optional
electric assist.